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Yea, another Kiwi here! Got pointed (shoved?) here by Lamin8r/Robyn so I'm going to blame him for the further lack of work happening in the shed while I spend too much time on another forum!

Originally Posted by von mako

Yea, another Kiwi here! Got pointed (shoved?) here by Lamin8r/Robyn so I'm going to blame him for the further lack of work happening in the shed while I spend too much time on another forum!

Bin watchin you,boy...[and its Robin]Welcome to the land of short poppies,Von mako..No probs,no attitudes..no bad language,AND,NO tall poppies...And,some of the nicest people you will find anywhere..did I mention helpful??

yes .. on here we are " men at work ".. and play

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Bin watchin you,boy...[and its Robin]Welcome to the land of short poppies,Von mako..No probs,no attitudes..no bad language,AND,NO tall poppies...And,some of the nicest people you will find anywhere..did I mention helpful??

First, Welcome to the site. I can't say we have NO Problems, Attitudes or Foul Language.. But we try to keep it to a minimum...

Second, we try to understand Kiwi... What is this fixation with the flower "poppies"??? Short ones, Tall ones?? I just gotta ask!

Welcome, von mako. Looking forward to more "timely input" - you guys are ahead of us by ~20 hours, so you can tell us about our mistakes as we are making them!!

Welcome von mako, always good to have more members from down under....things get much worse in this country bunch of us might be looking for work down there!!!!!!

Originally Posted by 34_40

First, Welcome to the site. I can't say we have NO Problems, Attitudes or Foul Language.. But we try to keep it to a minimum...

Second, we try to understand Kiwi... What is this fixation with the flower "poppies"??? Short ones, Tall ones?? I just gotta ask!

34-40..We seem to have a problem down here where as,some people have to ''bag' others work...especially work down by a well known rod shop...no ones shop in particular,but put it down as not being as good as theirs,or ''I wonder why he did it like THAT..it looks terrible...blah blah...and as von mako has connections to a top shop,he will know what I mean...Basically,its called '''Tall Poppie Syndrome '' down here,,and its something I dont miss,when I come onto this site..Lifestylz may be able to word it differently to me,as the [slightly] older chap is more eloquent than me...Actually,so are a lot of others...
Dave,bring ya skills with you...If it wasnt for your heritage,I would say you had a touch of Kiwi ingenuity bred into you..Got any cussies down our way bro???

welcome to chr von.

Tall Poppie Syndrome.

In a word or two.

"It describes a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers."

How's that from the Old Guy Robin?

Originally Posted by LIFESTYLZ

Tall Poppie Syndrome.

In a word or two.

"It describes a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers."

How's that from the Old Guy Robin?

AHA! Now I get it! Same deal happens everywhere then I guess. Thanks for the translation! I'd have never ever guessed that one!

Originally Posted by LIFESTYLZ

Tall Poppie Syndrome.

In a word or two.

"It describes a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers."

How's that from the Old Guy Robin?

Yeah,thats it...see what I mean..much more eloquent...Does that have anything to do with previous vocation,Clive??

Hey Robin, Clives always on "vocation" down there in Mangavegas. You will notice he hasn't updated us with progress photos of the Lincoln lately as the golf course has being calling his name really loud. And I'm too short to cut poppies.
Welcome Von Mako to this site from me too.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Hey Robin, Clives always on "vocation" down there in Mangavegas. You will notice he hasn't updated us with progress photos of the Lincoln lately as the golf course has being calling his name really loud. And I'm too short to cut poppies.
Welcome Von Mako to this site from me too.

You are nearly right.
The golf course has been a tad distracting.
I spent 7 years teaching so I guess I am somewhat "polished"
Vocation Vacation.. lol .. I'm off to spend a week on Waiheke Island soon.
I'll post some updated pics before I go.

Sorry about the hijacking.
Us Kiwis are good at that..

I curse that #5 hole with the lake before the green.
My balls don't float.

Originally Posted by LIFESTYLZ

I curse that #5 hole with the lake before the green.
My balls don't float.

Tell the truth, you noticed that sitting in the bath?

Welcome Von Mako